Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance to establish a blanket purchase order for the Purchase of Polymer for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage in accordance with established Universal Term Contracts.
Polymer is utilized at Jackson Pike and Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plants as a dewatering agent in the treatment of sludge for land application and incineration. The wastewater treatment plants utilize different dewatering systems and those systems each require a separate type of Polymer. Two (2) Universal Term Contracts have been established for the product. Polydyne Inc. was awarded both contracts.
SUPPLIER: Polydyne Inc. (34-1810283).
Fiscal Impact: $1,150,000.00 is needed and budgeted for this purchase.
$988,000.00 was spent in 2004
$883,000.00 was spent in 2003
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance to issue Blanket Purchase Orders for the purchase of Polymer from established Universal Term Contracts with Polydyne Inc., for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; to authorize the expenditure of $1,150,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund. ($1,150,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established two (2) separate Universal Term Contracts with Polydyne Inc. for the option to obtain Polymer for the wastewater treatment plants, and,
WHEREAS, the wastewater treatment plants use separate dewatering systems which require different types of Polymer, and
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage desires to purchase Polymer in accordance with the Universal Term Contracts; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section l. That the Director of Finance be and he is hereby authorized to issue at Blanket Purchase Orders for the purchase of Polymer on the basis of the Universal Term Contracts with Polydyne, Inc. for use in the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $1,150,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from the Sewerage System Operating Fund 650 as follows to pay for the cost thereof:
Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant
OCA 6050550
Object Level One 02
Object Level Three 2204
Amount $400,000.00
Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant
OCA 605022
Object Level One 02
Object Level Three 2204
Amount $750,000.00
Section 3. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.